Greinke allowed three earned runs on six hits in just two innings against a Diamondbacks split-squad, but his calf survived the outing and he can now begin to work on building his pitch count up to where it needs to be for the opening of the 2014 regular season.

Greinke has already been ruled out of the Dodgers’ two-game series against the Diamondbacks in Australia (March 22-23), but he should be able to start their first game back in the United States on March 30 in San Diego.

“Everybody had to get ready faster for Australia,” Greinke told MLB.com’s Ken Gurnick on Wednesday. “I have to get ready for the American games. I’ve just got to get ready as fast as I can without a setback.”